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the end of June 1914, and that the coolies would work under those contracts until they were fulfilled, Binco March, 1912, under instructions from the Secretary of State, no contract for more than 300 days works bas been recognised by the Registrar General's
A. S. WATSON Ofice in Hongkong, through which the
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The Dallas Company give their TELEGRAMS.
· TELEGRAMS.
performance at the Victoria Theatre to-night.
Tokyo is to have aù international golf club. A nire-hole course will to laid out on "perhaps the best natural site in
Japan at Komszawa.
THROUGH LEUTER'S, AGENOT.I
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. The Norddeutsche Zeitung (Berlin)
pays a tribute to Sir Edward Grey's handling of the laborious peace negotia tions, end says that the Powers should
THROUGHT REUTER'S AGENOY]
THREATENED STRIKE IN THE SHIPBUILDING YARDS.
LONDON, June 2nd..
ARBEST OF ALLEGED BANK-NOTE
· FORGERS AT SHAMEEN
A Canton correspondent writes:-Ou Saturday, the Chinese city police notified the British and French Consuls ou Shameen that they had ascertained that a foreigner (a Greek) was forging foreign bank-notes and passing them on Honam
It is understood that a poll of the mendo, and asked that the Consular police on the question of the strike for a 5 ho sent to secure him. When the con per cent. advance in wages has given a stables went to the Chinese police station, a Chinese detective took them over to majority of 100,000 skilled artisans in
Hona, and directed them to a house,
Manila papers announce that Mesars. of the Hongkong Government Gazette leave. S. Watson & Co., have completed the no room for the interpretation the Borneo purchase of a new factory site on Calle Aviles, where the Company will build, Chamber of Commerce would wish to put the most modern and sanitary aerated upon Sir Weer RIDGEWAx's brief telegram water factory this side of the United derive, as the result of this encourage favour of the strike. The strike involves where the paraphernalia for manu-
Further united co-operation. OIGAR MBROHANTS Evidently the rule means that indentured States, which will have a capacity of ment,
not be recognised after 30,000 bottles per day." The Cablenews Every reasonable consideration- telli Juno next year, that unless Bir says: This firin has successfully in- WEBT RIDGEWAY Bucosede in bis effort troduced their delightful beverages into against an outbreak of fresh war, and has been arranged to take place on some blocks of bank-notes. The constables
Estates practically every town and city in the all danger of conflict between the Powers } Wednesday.
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to obtains an extension, the have to prepare at once for the altered conditions. There is certain to be great outcry against this new rule in all the countries affected by it, but since there is little likelihood of it being cancelled by the British Government the plantors
the caused
to
News has reached Shanghai of the ar rest by the polica, on his arrival recently in San Francisco, of H. J. Lind, who
a warrant for his arrest on charges of Since that time a civil case has been tried obtaining money by false pretences.
in H.B.M.'s Supreme Court, in which allegations of forgery wore directed against Lind and, should he be brought back to Shanghai, says the Mercury, it is not improbable that various counts will be preferred against him.
THE KING'S BIRTHDAY,
A Military and Naval Parade takes place on the Hongkong Cricket Ground about 7.00 this morning in honour of the King's Birthday, and this evening H.E. The Governor holds a reception at Government, House.
seems averted.
OMINOUS MOVEMENTS,
A telegram from Salonika says that the Greek Minister at Belgrade, the sud Servion Minister at Athens, other Servian high officers, arrived there
Great importance is attached to the Conference in view of the recent pro-
longed pour-pariera between Greece and, Servis, regarding Bulgarin's claims.
The Servians are concentrating a large force at Pirot.
M. Guechoff starts from Sofia to-night to meet M. Pasics on the frontier. ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRATION.
RENEWAL OF THE AG RESMENT.
WASHINGTON, June End. Mr. Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring-lice (British Ambassador to Washington), have signed the renewal of the Anglo- American General Arbitration Treaty for another five years.
many thousands of labourers, but Ünal Conference of employers and men
woro
found,
facturing foreign" notes including plant, bottlas of acids, and
were told that the men had just left ther The utmost activity at present prevails place, for an outing, and they wisely in the shipbuilding industry.
AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
MELBOURNE, Junė 2nd.
The Federg Election returns up to the decreased Labour majority in the House of Representatives, and an increase of Labour seats in the Senate.
caine to Shamoon to ferret them out. ́A man quietly sitting on the bund with another Greek was pointed out by the Chinese informant who had accompanied the police. They were seared by the sight of the Chinese informent, and tried to run away, on the Settlement. They were chased and taken into custody and the two men are now in the French police gaol. On searching their person, one was found to have about him rolls of of the Hongkong bank-notes (mostly Hongkong and Shanghai. Bank), a few of Chartered Bank and local International- Bank, the notes aggregating between $3,000 and $4,000, besides two or three Sir John Quick. (Liberal) was defeated Chinese bank-notes. The arrest of these at Bendige.
Three lady candidates were unsuccess -ful, although Miss Goldstein (Indepen. | dent) polled over. 10,000 votes against her Liberal opponent's (Sir R. W. Best), 18,000.
The Liberal Senator Sir J. H. Symon, K.C., standing again as an Independent, was defeated,
The Melbourne dye estimates that the Liberale will have a net gain of four in the House.
An exquisite smoke made sid mine owners in the Malay States, in absconded from Shanghai some three on Saturday, and conferred at length presont indicate a
the Straits Settlements and in British months ago, leaving liabilities behind him with M. Venizelos. North Borneo have to make the best of to the extent of two or three lakha the situation. It was the phenomenal About the time of his departure from developinent of rubber cultivation in Malaya Shanghai, the British authorities issued juet when indentured immigration from India into the Malay States had ceased. that
planters turn to the Chinese labour market to ELU increasing extent, for it was predicted that if the country had to rely on free im migration from India, numerous industrial $1.50 undertakings in Malaya would be brought to a standstill. Thanks to an abundance of Chinese indentured labour, that cala- mity has happily boen averted, but as hundreds of thousands of Chinese have now had experience of the labour conditions in these places, we believe the results of that experience have been such that a steady and increasing influx of Chinese labour into those countries will continua. The effect of the abolition of indentured labour will be to stimulate competition in Fer Box of 50 $3.75 wages, and the general level of expensas will probably be raised without much benefit Other brands in stock. All into coolies of cultivatora. The objection to fine condition and matured.
indentured labour in these days must
almost entirely 28 sontimental ons. "Free" labour is all very well where the labour is indigenous,
sound objection can be taken to an inden ture system giving a reasonable control over that labour, provided that the conditions of the indenture are
laid down by the Government, and that Government Officers are empowered to see
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BIRTH. ILBERT.On May 28th, at Shanghai, to
the wife of O. L. Itsent, a daughter.
DEATH. WHERLOCK. On May 25th, EDITH H WHEELOCK wife of Thos, R. Wheelock, laty of Shanghai, at Boston, Mass., U.8.A.
HONGKONG, OFFICE: 10, De Vaux Roin C. LONDON OFFICH: 131, Fur STUCET, B.C.
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HONGKONG, Joxe 3dn. 1913.
News to
OFFICIAL notice has been published that Chinese omigrants will from July 1, 1914, be prohibited from entering into written contracts to labour in the Straits Settle ents, the Malay States, or British North Borneo, and that all written contracts made prior to that date by Chinese caigrasts for labour in these places shall by that date lapse this effect was telegraphed from Peking to British North Borneo some six weeks ago by Sir WEST RIDGEWAY, Chairman of the British North Broco Company, whose visit, we understand, was mainly with the object of facilitating by any means possible the flow of emigration to Borneo. It was evidently a great disappointment to Sir Wise RIDGEWAY to learn on reaching Peking that the Colonial Ofice in London had decided to put an end to indentured Chiveso labour in the British Colonies and From an Protected States a year heaca. extract from the minutes of n resent meet. ing of the British North Borneo Chamber of Commerce which we print elsewhere. it will be seen that the new rule had been expected, but it wis beliorod that its terms would allow of contracts being made up to
a
na
them faithfully carried out. But the fint
has gone forth that the indenture system must end a year bence, and if the growing industries in the fields to which emigration from India and China flows are hampered and crippled either by a scarcity of labour or by increased cost engendered by the free competition, the attitude of the Government evidently ie that this is not their affair!
Several arrests have been made in Tientsin of alleged plotters against President Yuan Shih-kai.
Mr. Hirai, who has been appointed Railway Adviser to China, is leaving Tokyo on 9th June for China.
Another foreign victim of typhus has been claimed at Peking in the person of Dr. Hall, Typhus has been epidemic in the capital, but is now reported to be "dis finetly lessening."
Mr. James Henry Scott, of Eridence, Argyllshire. and of 5, Princes-gate, London, S. W., merchant, senior partner in the firm of Messrs. John Swire & Sons, of London, and Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, of China and Japan, left, in addition to real estate, personal estate valued at £108,995.
NEW GERMAN LOAN.
LONDON, Juno 2nd. The German M.50,000,000. löan will be issued on the 12th inst.
GERMAN ORUISER STILL
AGROUND.
The Melbourne Argus estimates that the House will consist of 39 Labour members, 35 Liberals, and on Independent.
PARLIAMENTARY FARCE IN
PEKING.
TILE MEETINGS.
two men, on Saturday night at 10 o'clock, created quite a sensation among the foreign residents.
A ROUGH VOYAGE,
The Eastern and Australia Cu's etr. St. Albans, which arrived here on Sun- day, encountered very heavy weather after, leaving Sydney and the destructive yeas. did a considerable amount of damage. Five of the crew were injured and ons subsequently died. After survey.at Brisbane the ship proceeded ́m her voyage without further adventus. At Thursday Island, Capt. E. B. Simpson Baker, R.N.B., late of the Eastern, took command.
At Canton an elaborate programme has been prepared by a Committee. Mr. J. W. Jamuson, C.M.G., H.B.M. Consul General, will be "At Home at noon. The Band of 28th Punjabis (by kind permission of the officere in Hongkong} will be present, and there will be aquatio sports in the afternoon, tea being served
The the sports ground.
day'a festivities will terminate with a cine matograph show at 9 p.m., on the sports ground. A subscription list was sent round to British residents and about the crew are now discharging the am- the ground that since the opening of the Hunter (challenger) and Green (holder)
on
$1,000 was subscribed.
CIRCUS AT CAUSEWAY BAY
at night the first performance of the,
Beason
LONDON, June 2nd. The German cruiser Bluecher, which went aground on Friday near the Great Bolt in a fog, still, remaine aground, and
munition, coal, and guns.
NEW JUDGE KNIGHTED.
LONDON, June 2nd:
PEKING, May 27th. There were Ibt members present in the Senate yesterday, when the arrival of two merabers from Tibet and two from Szechuan was reported.
OBJECTION TO DISORDER.
of Szechuan) tendered his resignation on Wang Jen-wen (formerly acting Viceroy
session no day had passed without dis- turbances, which the House appeared unable to prevent. He objected to fur- ther waste of his time
The House ruled that the reason given. was inadequate and the matter was Mr. J. R. Atkins, K.C., whose appointmember persist in his request to be per- postponed, to be brought up again if the
mitted to resign.
Circus and Menagerie, at Causeway King's Bench Division was recently an- was given at the Hippodrome meat as an additional Judge in the
on this, the nounced, has received the honour
Knighthood.
Bay: The attendance
opening night, was distinctly gratifying, and augurs well for the financial success of the show. The programma comprised all the items ordinarity associated with a circus, and was pleasingly diversified. There was not a dull moment during the whole of the performance.
The artistes were all warmly applauded for their. efforts, and the show was unanimously voted an all-round success. Owing to the late hour at which the performance con cluded a detailed report is held over until
to-morrow.
ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION BY
!
A CHINESE.
Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, a Chinese, who is the No. 1 fireman on the Shun On, was charged with fraudulently misappro priating to his own use a sum of $735.
Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master) prosecuted and. Mr. C. 4. S. Russ appeared for the defence,
Mr. Lewis said that defondant was the No. 3 fireman on the Shun On. In vác2. cordance with the custom on the coast in China, all the firemen were mom or less The ship left engaged by the No. 1. Hongkong on 14th January, having on. board about 30 Gremen, all of whom had been engaged by defendant, and B of them signed on the ship's articles in the
BOXING,
HOMBADIE WELLS AGAIN - ENOCKED OUT.
LONDON, June 2nd.
of
In the 20-round contest for the Heavy Weight Championship of Europe, at Ghent, Carpentier knocked out Bom- badier Wells in the fourth round.
THE DERBY.
PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS,
LONDON, June 2nd. The probable starters and jockeys in the Derby are as follows:-
Agadir Aldagond. Anmer
Bachelor's Wedding Craganour
Day Coniet
Great Sport
Jamieson
Kaight's Koy
Louvois Nimbus
Prue Hadiant
Earl.
Plant.
H. Jones. Donoghue. Rioff. Whalloy. Stera Wheatley: Piper. Saxhy. Heury,
Maher.
W. Hasley. Martin. Wootton. Rickaby.
THE PREMIER'S EXCUSE.
KOWLOON C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The Club Championship between
will be played off to-day at 6 p.m.
LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE
Kowloon will meet C.R.C. -on the
Wednesday, 4th June. latter's ground at Causeway Bay
The following pairs will represent Kowloon:- Green A Cabinet despatch was received and Hunter, Abraham and Mackenzie, stating that as the trial of the member, Pile and Wood. Heia Chi, had been transferred to the Judiciary there was no need for the acting Premier to attend the House to answer questions on the subject. The House decided that the despatch was ansatisfac tory and Tuan Chi-jui was then again requested to attend to-day, but he replied that he was unable to comply with the request owing to pressure of Government
affairs.
THE LOAN AGAIN.. The House then discussed a member's Bill demanding the return of the Govern ment despatch requesting registration of the Quintuple Loan Agreement. The discussion became most heated and the usaal interval was declared in order to allay general disorder. Upon resuming it was found that not sufficient members were present to form a quorum and the sitting was adjourned.
A MEMBER DEATEN.
In the House of Representatives there were 401 present. The Speaker reported that at the last session a member named Ting was severely beaten and asked that the offender should be punished. It was decided to adhere to the regulations of the Provisional Assembly covering such contretemps. The question of whether the Punishment Committee should be ap pointed by the Speaker or by the House was discussed, but it had not been settled at the time cf adjournment.-Beuter.
THE "LISCUM" SUCCESSFULLY
RAISED.
THE SPANISH PRISONER SWINDLE.
It will interest many people in Hong- kung to know that Mr. de Boston, Spanish Consul at Shanghai, has warned the public against the swindle done by the well-known Spanish prisoner con- Several of these kind of fidence trick. letters have been received by various residents in Shanghai, Tientsin and other ports of China. The sender always pretends to be a relative of the addresses, promising a large fortune if a certain amount is sent so as to enable the writer. or his supposed daughter to recover certain effects now detained by tho This trick is. judicial authorities. generally prepared by gangs of swindlers, who during their temporary residence at Santons, Burgos, Valencia or any other of the Spanish gaols, have had plenty of All the time to prepare the business. printed forms with the stamps on the documents are made by one of their aç- # counterfeiter of complices, usually bank notes or coins. The testament and other legal documents are drawn up very easily by these people using any one of the many books of legal forms. The only genuine piece of all the documents they send is the paper which bears a squar stamp with an allegory of Justice (a sitting woman holding a word in one hand and a parchment in the other); in the lower left corner of that stay is the The sunken American transport Liscum, Spanish Coat of Arms embossed below On the upper left which has been blocking the entrance to the Royal Crown. the Old Dock, at Shanghai, for several corner is marked 12a Clase and on the montha, was successfully raised last week, right 10 cents. This fiscal paper can ho and the management of the Shanghai bought by anybody at any of the Dock & Engineering Co., Ltd. are to tobacconist shops, which in Spain are in discharge on that day. The master re
be congratulated upon the success which charge of the sale of this kind of fiscal- ceived from the shin owners the wages
has attended their efforts. The vessel is paper, Mr. de Sostos deems it his duty to earnestly warn those who may receive now safely afloat, but the pumps are stili Throc lots of Crown land, previously for these hands, and, as was customary,
in position in case of emergency, says the such letters not to take any notion of them
matter but to report the advertised, wore auctioned at the Public the money was in turn handed over to
NC Daily News. In the meantime,
Spanish Consulate. He is already in Works Department yesterday. The lot the defendant to distribute among the
however, a large number of coolies have
correspondence with the pathorities in Up to the present he had not
LONDON, June 2nd, beer busily engaged removing the mud Madrid. To those who are in doubt, he in May Road was bought by Mr. A. V. firemen.
wishes to point out only one fact relating Apcar for $1.874; a rural building lot on paid that money, and had appropriated The American polo player Milburn, from the hull of the vessel and it was Pokfulam Road was acquired by Mr. G. it to his own use.
who act with an accident whilst at prac-anticipated that in a couple of days she to the swindle: the addresses given always L. Duncan for 8963; and a lot at Taipo
would have got rid of for list and would refer to premises which do not appear In reply to his Worship, Mr. Lewis tice, sustained contusions on the chest and
be foating in practically the same in any of the Directories of Madrid. was sold to Mr. H. K. Holmes for $100. paid the firemen approached the ship back, and concussion. This is his second position as she was in immediately prior In each case the sites were acquired at owners on the matter. The No 2 fireman accident in three weeks. It is uncertain to her foundering. the upset price.
and a number of other firemen went on if he will be able to play in the Inter The weekly return of communicable defendant for their wages,
board the ship on the 5th May, and asked national contests.
The latter discuses shows that there have been 17 replied that the Captain was too busy, cases of bubonic cases during the period and bad not had time to go to the office A CARGO OF CORPSES FOR CHINA.
Later some of the under review, 14 proving fatal, one case and get the money.
firemen met defondant in Queen's Road of diphtheria (British); seven of enteric and told them to go to a certain boarding fever (one British, one Jew); one poer- house, to which defendant came later, but poral fever, and three of small-pox. declared he had not the money to pay The plague return for the 48 hours ended them
The No. 2 fireman then gave evidence at noon yesterday shows that there have and in answer to Mr. Ras, denied that been ten additional cases, bringing the any of the men looked to him for their total for the year up to 111.
The notice have been informed by a Chinese woman that a
pair of gold bangles, to the value of $160, have been stolen from hor. The woman stated that he went to the Happy Retreat with three male friends, and one of them, taking advantage of a favourable opportunity, threw pepper in her eyes, his colleagues then relieving her of her bangles.
ordinary way.
The Shun On returned
in May and this firemen received their
WBges.
The case was adjourned.
Rock Flint Shogan Young Pegasus Aboyeur Hippeastrum Sun Yat Sen The following are doubtful starter Piliwinkle, Cantilever (Walter Grigin),
and Roy Barker (Scourse).
AMERICAN POLO PLAYER'S MISFORTUNE.
CROP PROSPECTS IN CHINA, The Hangchow correspondent of the N-O. Daily News writes: Messrs, The remains of nearly 6,000 Chinese Tardino, Matheson's representatives are who died in California in the last fifty bere just now buying cocoons and doing years are being exhumed in order that good trade; the quality they say is they may be sent to China, where they very good, and the price is high, about will be reinterred. The remains, says a 40 a nicul. Last year they were sold for Los Angeles correspondent, are carefully guy. The wheat crop which is now ready wrapped in soft cloth and placed in for cutting looks very well and the Chi- A steamer a rese my that a good wheat crop means boxes, which are sealed. being chartered to carry this unusual that the price of rice will not go very,
high this year.
cargo.
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"A HEALTH UNTO YOUR MAJESTIES."
tho
An amusing incident occurred as the Royal party made their way through Burslem recintly.
workmon of a One hundred and fifty local brewery were raised ou a platform, dressed in white frocks and lives hats. As the King and Queen passed they raised a pint mug of beer to their Uns and gave hearty cries of Good health.”
Bath their Majesties, especially the Queon, were much amused, and Queen Mary wayed her hand several times to ho quaint group.